Elliana is finally old enough to hold her own and to play with Avery. Now that she is walking and trying to run, they love to play chase and to wrestle and just have fun with each other. Elli has even discovered how to get into Avery’s room while she’s sleeping so Elli can wake Avery up! It just fills us with joy to watch them interact with each other and love each other. We pray they grow up and stay as close as they are now.

It’s hard to believe, but our baby turned 1 this weekend. We had the big party on Saturday and she was definitely overwhelmed! Its fun to watch the different personalities of the two girls come out. At Avery’s 1st birthday, she loved all the attention. She was a little ham because everyone was watching her. Elliana was exactly the opposite. She hid her head in my chest and then sort of did her own thing away from all the people. I think Elli might have my personality and Avery has Brent’s =) But Elli did enjoy her cake and turning her car seat around to face the front. The first time she got into her new car seat, she started giggling and swinging her feet. Its so fun to watch her grow up. Happy Birthday Elliana!

Brent took Avery on a Valentine’s Date last night and you can probably tell by her smile how much fun she had. Before Brent got home from work, Avery begged me to paint her nails, pick out a new outfit from her closet, and curl her hair. It was adorable to watch her get ready and be so excited about something. They just went to eat and had ice cream but you would have thought she had danced on the moon with how much she smiled when she got home. We have definitely found ourselves a new family tradition for Valentine’s Day! I guess he’ll have to schedule the girls in shifts next year because Elliana will be old enough to want to go!